Packaging rod packing in combustible



A rflv, 1923. 1,452,159 G.C.JEROME PACKAGING ROD PACKING IN COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL FOR UNSWE ATIN G THE SAME Filed May 1, 1922 Patented Apr. 17, 1923.

GEORGE C. JEROMYE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PACKAGING BOD PAC'KING IN COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL FOR UNSV/EATING THE SAME;

Application filed May 1,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. JEROME, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois,.have invented certain new and use- 'ful Improvements in Packaging Rod Packto the rod packing during shipment and the.

complete combustion of which causes the metallic packing to separate into its component parts, without overheating or causing damage or injury to the sections.

In the usual practice in the manufacture and fitting of rod packing, the ring is made in two or three pieces for. the purpose of obtaining a. continuous close fit around the rod. The oints of these sections are formed to feather edges around the rod, and in the event of one of these edges being broken in the slightest degree either in shipment or in handling it before it reaches its destination, or in the fitting of such packing upon the rod, the ring is useless as the steam would blow through between the rod and the inside of the ring where the feather edge was broken ofl. Before these rings are applied to the rod it is necessary to bore them to the exact size of such rod, and in this handling and borin the feather edges of the sections are very liable to breakage whereupon the ring becomes useless. I cause the sections to adhere together as a unitary structure so that it may be shipped to the railroad or locomotive shop in such unit condition and while in this condition be bored out to the proper size to fit the rod to which it is tobe applied. Thereupon, by the application of heat the ring is separated in its component parts, with the feather edges thereof perfectly preserved, thereby overcoming the wastage which occurs in other packingrings due to broken joints or edges.

I have found that the ring in its unitary condition must be subjected to sufficient heat to unsweat or cause the ring to separate into its component parts but that excessive heat will spoil or injure the sections, being made of an alloy, usually containin copper, readily affected by excessive heat. When not 1922. Serial No. 557,536.

enough heat is applied, the solder or other material causing the sections to adhere toget-her is not melted sufliciently to cause the parts to separate and a careless or ignorant shopman will try to force the parts to separate, which might result in breakage of the feather edges of the sections rendering the packing useless. To overcome these serious dilhculties andrinsure proper and complete separation of the sections withoutthe danger of overheating or injuring the sections, the package in which the rod packing is packed and shipped contains a quantity of fuel which when it is ignited and the packing is subjected to the heat generated by its complete combustion, causes the sections to separate without overheating or injuring the sections. This material, in addition to forming the fuel also constitutes packing or stufling for the rod packing, the material being stuffed or packed around the packing int-he package to serve as a cushion and thereby prevent damageto, or breakage of the rod packing during shipping and handling of the package. Ialso place in the package draft-sticks, upon which the packing is adapted to be seated when subjected to the heat caused by the combustion of the packing fuel, so that there will be complete and efficient combustion of the fuel.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the packing box, the rod pacle ing, the fuel in which the rod packing is to be packed and the draft sticks; Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the method of causing the rod packing to separate to its component parts, and Fig. 3 is an end view of the packing ring with the sections sepa' rated.

Therod packing ring is formed in sections or segments 4 and these sectionshave feather edges, indicated at 5, which will be next to the rod when applied thereto. Solder is applied to the ends of the sections, the solder preferably being treated with an acid solution, so that the solder will cause the sections to adhere together. The sections therefore constitute practically a unit and can be packed in the package and shipped in such condition. The rod packing is packed in the packing box 6 which is of the proper size and may be of any desired construction and formed of any suitable material. The package also contains the combustible packing material 7, which is preferably but not necessarily waxed excelsior, the excelsior being packed or stuffed all around the rod packing so that the excelsior serves as packlng material or a cushion to prevent jarring or breaking of the rod packing during handling and shipping of the box. The excelsior is .preferably waxed to increase its heat content. There is just sufficient material 7 to melt the solder and cause the sections to fall apart when the packing is placed over the material and the latter lighted and completely burned and not an excessive amount of material which Would result in injury or shown in Fig. 2, the ring then resting upon the draft sticks.

. From the above description it-will be obvious'that I ack in a package of suitable size the metaflic packing ring and the combustible stuffing material in which it is packed and which may be burned when the ring is on the draft. sticks and over the material to cause the ring to separate in its component parts Without overheating the sections, the material to be completely burned to insure the separation. It is also apparent, that the unsweating of the packing is greatly expedited or facilitated with consequent saving in time to the workman, who atthe time he receives the rod packing to be unsweated, is given the exact amount of fuel for unsweatmg the packing and in which the packing is shipped.

' I claim:

1. In a package, the combination of a metallic packing formed of sections having means for temporarily causing them to adhere together as a unitary'structure, and a quantity of fuel adapted to cause thestructure to separate into its component parts by complete combustion of the fuel Without i11- jury'to the packing.

2. In a package, the combination of a me tallic packing formed of sections having means for temporarily causing them to adhere together as a unitary structure, a quantity of fuel adapted to cause the structure to separate into its component parts by complete combustion of the fuel without injury'to the packing, and draft sticks of the'proper size for effecting proper combustion of the fuel. a j

3. In a package, the combination of a metallic packing formed of sections having means for temporarily causing them to adhere together as a unitary structure, and a quantity of fuel suflicient to hold the structure in place in the package and act as-a cushioning means therefor and cause the structure to separate into its component parts by complete combustion of the fuel without injury to the sections. 7

4. In a package, the combination of a metallic packing formed of sections'having means for temporarily'causing themto ad here together as a unitary structure, draft sticks of the proper size, and a quantity of fuel suflicient to hold the structure and sticks in place in the package and act as a cushioning means therefor and cause the structure to separate into its component partsby complete combustion of the fuel without injury to thesections;

5. In a package, .the combination of a metallic packing formed ofsections soldered together to cause them to adhere together to form a unitary structure, material in which the structure is packed, treated Witha highly inflammable substance, there being sufiicient material, so treated, to melt the solder and cause the sections to fall apart by complete combustion of the material without injury to the sections.- V 1 .6. In a package, the combination of a metallic packing formed of, sections soldered together tocause them to adhere together as a unitary structure, waxed excelsior in which the structure is packed, there being sufiicient waxed excelsior to melt the solder and cause the sections to fall apart by. complete combustion of the excelsior without injuryzto thesections, and; draft sticks of the proper size to effect proper combustion of the excelsior. a

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